#b6b0b9

Color #b6b0b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6b0b9

RGB

rgb(182, 176, 185)

HSL

hsl(280, 6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.56, 3.81, -3.82)

LCH

lch(72.56, 5.4, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0143, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 69%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b9b0

Analogous

#b2b0b9

#b6b0b9

#b9b0b8

Triadic

#b6b0b9

#b9b6b0

#b0b9b6

Split-complementary

#b6b0b9

#b8b9b0

#b0b9b2

Tetradic

#b6b0b9

#b9b0b3

#b3b9b0

#b0b9b6

Square

#b6b0b9

#b9b2b0

#b3b9b0

#b0b8b9

Shades

Color #b6b0b9 mixed toward black.

#99909d

#7b7180

#5c5560

#3d3940

#1f1c20

Tints

Color #b6b0b9 mixed toward white.

#c2bdc5

#cecad0

#dbd8dc

#e7e5e8

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b6b0b9 mixed toward gray.

#b6b1b8

#b6b2b8

#b5b2b7

#b5b3b6

#b5b4b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b6 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b6b5b5 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6b0b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6b0b9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b6b0b9 (#b6b0b9) is rgb(182, 176, 185) in RGB.

No, #b6b0b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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